Comments on: The art of worship; part 3 http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-art-of-worship-part-3 Blog your life away on music, controversy, theology, food, the arts, coffee, etc Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-beta1 By: Audrey http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-184 Audrey Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:14:01 +0000 http://wonvoice.com.au/the-wisdom-of-the-scot/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-184 I was really blown away by blood diamond too. I had no idea what the movie was about before I had seen it so when I sat through it I actually thought it must have been over dramatised to sustain the audience, I was so shocked to hear reports afterwards backing up its credibility. I've heard of child soldier 'techniques' through the world vision stuff I've done over the years, I am so blown away - like sweetums - that this stuff never reaches our news reports or education sectors. I love Brooke Fraser's song 'Albertine'. A Rwandan man pretty much commissioned her to tell the world about what they are going though over there at the moment. The chorus of the song is: "Now that I have seen I am responsible; faith without deeds is dead." Whenever I feel so taken back that these heinous things happen in the world and to little children - where is God in this? - I feel the strength of that chorus.. well now that I am feeling this, I am responsible. God is doing everything to halt these evil acts: he has commissioned us.. I was really blown away by blood diamond too. I had no idea what the movie was about before I had seen it so when I sat through it I actually thought it must have been over dramatised to sustain the audience, I was so shocked to hear reports afterwards backing up its credibility.

I’ve heard of child soldier ‘techniques’ through the world vision stuff I’ve done over the years, I am so blown away - like sweetums - that this stuff never reaches our news reports or education sectors.

I love Brooke Fraser’s song ‘Albertine’. A Rwandan man pretty much commissioned her to tell the world about what they are going though over there at the moment. The chorus of the song is:

“Now that I have seen I am responsible; faith without deeds is dead.”

Whenever I feel so taken back that these heinous things happen in the world and to little children - where is God in this? - I feel the strength of that chorus.. well now that I am feeling this, I am responsible.

God is doing everything to halt these evil acts: he has commissioned us..

]]> By: JDH http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-183 JDH Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:24:47 +0000 http://wonvoice.com.au/the-wisdom-of-the-scot/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-183 Thanks for opening up and sharing that moment. I love the way God connects with us in unique and powerful ways. Thanks for opening up and sharing that moment. I love the way God connects with us in unique and powerful ways.

]]> By: Sweetums http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-181 Sweetums Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:24:43 +0000 http://wonvoice.com.au/the-wisdom-of-the-scot/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-181 I felt God pricking my conscience. I realised for the first time how sheltered we are here in Australia. How the government monitors what it tells us and how uninformed we are about what is going on. I felt like the movie changed my life because I now have more motivation to find things out for myself. Then When I went to the Colour conference we watched a real documentary on the happenings in Africa with the child soldiers, a double whammy from God. But in the midst of that is the hope that only God can give. God has his eyes on these people and like when the Israelites cried out to him, he will hear their cries to be saved. I felt God pricking my conscience. I realised for the first time how sheltered we are here in Australia. How the government monitors what it tells us and how uninformed we are about what is going on. I felt like the movie changed my life because I now have more motivation to find things out for myself. Then When I went to the Colour conference we watched a real documentary on the happenings in Africa with the child soldiers, a double whammy from God.

But in the midst of that is the hope that only God can give. God has his eyes on these people and like when the Israelites cried out to him, he will hear their cries to be saved.

]]> By: JDH http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-180 JDH Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:19:47 +0000 http://wonvoice.com.au/the-wisdom-of-the-scot/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-180 A little off the topic but I would love to hear about the God connection while watching Blood Diamond. I recently watched it also so it is still fresh in my memory. I found it a disturbing film as things like that are actually happening in Africa. A little off the topic but I would love to hear about the God connection while watching Blood Diamond. I recently watched it also so it is still fresh in my memory. I found it a disturbing film as things like that are actually happening in Africa.

]]> By: Sweetums http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-171 Sweetums Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:30:54 +0000 http://wonvoice.com.au/the-wisdom-of-the-scot/the-art-of-worship-part-3#comment-171 I think there are two concepts at play here, one is your attitude to worship and one is your attitude towards "LEADING" worship. If you are coming into time of worship between you and God and you are actively seeking that out, then it shouldn't matter what's playing or what you are witnessing even. I felt a really strong God connection when i watched Blood Diamond recently. My point is you have to decide to worship God and then it just doesn't matter what you do to get there. But should you have this attitude when leading others into worship? Or should you be focused on 'serving' God by 'serving' the congregation what they need in order to create a 'mood' of worship (for want of a better word!) I think there are two concepts at play here, one is your attitude to worship and one is your attitude towards “LEADING” worship.

If you are coming into time of worship between you and God and you are actively seeking that out, then it shouldn’t matter what’s playing or what you are witnessing even. I felt a really strong God connection when i watched Blood Diamond recently. My point is you have to decide to worship God and then it just doesn’t matter what you do to get there.

But should you have this attitude when leading others into worship? Or should you be focused on ’serving’ God by ’serving’ the congregation what they need in order to create a ‘mood’ of worship (for want of a better word!)

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